Scholarships

Scholarships are a type of financial aid, given as a sum of money or other aid, to assist students as they pursue their studies. The money does not have to be repaid by the recipients. Scholarships may be awarded because of achievement, talent or need.

Greenville Technical College established the Lillian Simpson Scholarship to honor Miss Simpson's outstanding dedication to students in Greenville County. One scholarship is available to each of the 14 Greenville County public high schools. The scholarship has a value of up to $1,500 for an academic year upon maintenance of a "C" average. This scholarship is redeemable for three consecutive semesters at $500 per semester and covers partial tuition only.

Eligibility/Qualifications:

Applicant must be a Greenville County Schools senior who will complete high school in spring of the current school year and will attend Greenville Technical College starting either Summer Semester or Fall Semester after graduation.

Applicant must be ranked in the top 50% of graduating class at the end of the seventh semester.

In order for the application to be considered, the following steps must be taken:

This tuition scholarship, with a value of up to $1,500 for an academic year upon maintenance of a "C" average, will be awarded to one graduating student from each qualifying private school* in Greenville County. This scholarship is redeemable for three consecutive semesters and covers partial tuition only.

Eligibility/Qualifications

Applicant must be ranked in the top 50% of his/her graduating class at the end of the seventh semester.

A recommendation should be completed and signed by the student's principal or senior counselor and sent to Greenville Technical College's Financial Aid Office by March 29.

The student selected for the scholarship must have applied and received acceptance into a curriculum program of his or her choice. Prior to selection, the following steps must be completed by the student:

Take Greenville Technical College placement examination or submit SAT scores of 480 or higher on the verbal, 480 or higher on the math or ACT Math & English scores 19 or higher by March 29.

Submit a copy of state high school transcript with application.

A Greenville Technical College representative will present the scholarship at your awards program. We ask that the winner be present to receive his/her award.

This award does not require completing a FAFSA, but it is highly recommended.

*Qualifications for Private SchoolsSchool must have publicly available policy on nondiscrimination. The school must offer equal access to education and employment opportunities to all, regardless of sex, race, religion, color, national origin or handicap.

Tuition scholarships, with a value of $1,500 for an academic year upon maintenance of a "C" average, will be awarded to one graduating student from each of the high schools in Greenville County Schools who has or will enroll in a Business Division program at Greenville Technical College. These scholarships are redeemable for three consecutive semesters at $500 per semester and cover partial tuition only.

Eligibility/Qualifications

Each student selected for the scholarship must have applied and received acceptance to a Business Division program of his or her choice. Prior to selection, the following steps must be completed by the student:

Eligibility for this state scholarship is determined by academic merit. This award does not require completing a FAFSA, but it is highly recommended.

Entering freshmen requirements include the following:

Must be a South Carolina resident.

Must be a South Carolina high school graduate.

Must have a 3.0 high school grade point average on a 4.0 scale calculated under the South Carolina Uniform Grading Policy (SCUGP).

Must have no felony convictions.

Must have no drug or alcohol convictions in preceding 12 months/calendar year.

Must be a full-time undergraduate student in an eligible program.

Must take 12 non-developmental credits (100-level and below courses are developmental).

Additional requirements for continuing or transfer students include the following:

Must have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA (all colleges attended).

Must have completed a minimum of 30 curriculum credit hours in prior academic year (15 credit hours, if enrollment started in January).

Must have no felony, drug or alcohol convictions in preceding 12 months/calendar year.

The LIFE Scholarship is the cost of 30 credit hours tuition, plus a $300 annual book allowance (not to exceed the scholarship maximum of $5,000 @ $2,500 per semester). LIFE Scholarships are available for the following:

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